Salvage

/ˈsælvɪdʒ/ noun verb

The rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

Meaning

  1. (noun) The rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
  2. (noun) The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.
  3. (noun) The compensation paid to the rescuers.
  4. (noun) The money from the sale of rescued goods.
  5. (noun) The similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued.
  6. (noun) (sometimes attributive) Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods. “salvage cars auction”
  7. (verb) (of property, people or situations at risk) to rescue.
  8. (verb) (of discarded goods) to put to use.
  9. (verb) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.
  10. (noun) An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.
  11. (noun) A defiant person.
  12. (noun) (Philippine English) summary execution, extrajudicial killing

Letter breakdown

  • Salvage contains 0 letters: 0 vowel(s) and 0 consonant(s).
  • It uses 0 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 0.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 0.

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What does Salvage mean?

The rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

How many letters are in Salvage?

Salvage has 7 letters.

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